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Childhood Mental Illness

Up To 20 Percent Of Kids In The U.S. Suffer From Mental Disorders

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2013 | Parents
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By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Up to 20 percent of children in the United States suffer from a mental disord...

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Addressing the Needs of America's Mentally Ill Youth

Rosalie Greenberg | Posted 02.26.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Psychiatry, Mental Illness, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Illness Stigma, Childhood Mental Illness, Health Insurance Reform, Mental Health Issues, Healthy Living News
Rosalie Greenberg

Our poor handling of mentally ill youth as they enter adulthood is a sad comment on our society. People with mental disorders are not a voting block or disenfranchised group who hold special appeal to our politicians.

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What About MY Special Needs Child?

Shira Hirschman Weiss | Posted 07.11.2011 | Religion
Read More: Jewish Children With Special Needs, Special Needs Children, Special Needs, Kids of Courage, Jewish Special Needs Group, Circle of Friends, Mental Health, Tikkun Olam, Childhood Mental Illness, Religion News
Shira Hirschman Weiss

Mental illness is something that we often overlook as a "special need," but there's a need for more offerings within the Jewish community for kids who suffer from anxiety, depression and OCD.

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What Goes Around Comes Around

Erica Manfred | Posted 05.25.2011 | Divorce
Read More: Bi-Polar Disorder, Divorce, Childhood Mental Illness, Mood Disorder, Divorce News
Erica Manfred

Maybe what goes around really does came around. I have not only been the betrayed wife but the other woman. I know how it feels to be in both posit...

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PBS's 'This Emotional Life': Attachment, Parenting and Childhood Mental Illness

Ken Duckworth, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Mental Illness Support, Mental Illness Treatment, Mental Health, Childhood Mental Illness, Mental Illness Symptoms, Mental Health Illness, Childhood Mental Disorders, Healthy Living News
Ken Duckworth, M.D.

Most children with mental illness respond to standard treatments and interventions and experience relief from their symptoms; for some families, recovery can be a greater challenge.

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